sumo

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/ˈsuːməʊ/

noun

A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.

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SM
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Meanings

sumo1

nounsumo (countable and uncountable, plural sumo or sumos)

plural sumos · alternative sumō

  1. uncountableA stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.
  2. colloquialcountableA rikishi (sumo wrestler).

Sumo2

proper noun
  1. A Misumalpan language of Nicaragua.

SUMO3

noun
  1. abbreviationbiochemistryAbbreviation of small ubiquitin-related modifier.

SuMo4

proper noun
  1. abbreviationslanglifestyleAbbreviation of Pokémon Sun and Moon.

    Synonyms: SM

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rikishisumotori

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 相(す)撲(もう) (sumō).

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Translations

Arabic سُومُو
  • سُومُو (sūmū)form of wrestling
Bengali সুমো
  • সুমো (śumō)form of wrestling
Bulgarian сумо́
  • сумо́ (sumó)form of wrestling
Chinese Mandarin 相撲 /相扑
  • 相撲 /相扑 (xiāngpū)form of wrestling
Esperanto sumoo, sumoisto
  • sumooform of wrestling
  • sumoistosumo wrestler
Finnish sumopaini, sumo
  • sumopainiform of wrestling
  • sumoform of wrestling
  • sumopainijasumo wrestler
French sumo, sumotori
  • sumoform of wrestling
  • sumotorisumo wrestler
German Sumo
  • Sumoform of wrestling
Greek σούμο
  • σούμο (soúmo)form of wrestling
Hindi सूमो
  • सूमो (sūmo)form of wrestling
Hungarian szumó, szumóbirkózás
  • szumóform of wrestling
  • szumóbirkózásform of wrestling
  • szumóbirkózósumo wrestler
Icelandic súmóglíma
  • súmóglímaform of wrestling
Indonesian sumo, pesumo
  • sumoform of wrestling
  • pesumosumo wrestler
Italian sumo
  • sumoform of wrestling
Japanese 相撲, 力士
  • 相撲 (sumō)form of wrestling
  • 力士sumo wrestler
Korean 스모
  • 스모 (seumo)form of wrestling
Malay sumo
  • sumoform of wrestling
Norwegian Bokmål sumo
  • sumoform of wrestling
Persian سومو
  • سومو (sumô)form of wrestling
Polish sumo, sumita
  • sumoform of wrestling
  • sumitasumo wrestler
Portuguese sumô, sumo
  • sumôform of wrestling
  • sumoform of wrestling
Russian сумо́
  • сумо́ (sumó)form of wrestling
Spanish sumo
  • sumoform of wrestling
Swedish sumobrottning, sumobrottare
  • sumobrottningform of wrestling
  • sumobrottaresumo wrestler
Tagalog sumo
  • sumoform of wrestling
Tamil சுமோ
  • சுமோ (cumō)form of wrestling
Thai ซูโม่
  • ซูโม่ (suu-môo)form of wrestling
Ukrainian сумо́
  • сумо́ (sumó)form of wrestling

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

musoUSOMsoum
Cite this entry
APA

sumo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sumo

MLA

“sumo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sumo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sumo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sumo.

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